马铃薯低温启动子CIP的克隆及其功能鉴定

合适的启动子有利于基因的高效表达．本研究从鄂马铃薯-3中克隆了低温诱导的启动子（CIP）,并调控转化酶抑制子基因转化马铃薯植株,以抑制马铃薯块茎发生的“低温糖化”．实验结果表明,克隆的CIP与报道的低温诱导的启动子序列同源性达98．9％,含有启动子的典型结构．构建CIP与转化酶抑制子（St-VIF）基因的载体成功转化马铃薯并获得转基因株系．转基因株系收获块茎在4℃和20℃贮藏lm,Nothern杂交显示St-VIF基因在4℃大量表达,检测转化酶活性表明,与对照比较液泡转化酶活性大大降低,说明通过低温诱导CIP调控St-VIF基因的表达能够抑制转化酶的活性,从而降低还原糖的积累．     

The Lac repressor provides a reversible gene expression system in undifferentiated and differentiated embryonic stem cell

Control of mammalian gene promoters by the bacterial LacI repressor provides reversible regulation and dose-response levels of derepressed expression by the lactose analog isopropyl thiogalactose (IPTG). Here, we show that insertion of LacI-binding sites in the ubiquitous β-actin promoter confers a strong and dose-dependent IPTG-regulatable expression of transiently transfected reporter genes in mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells expressing LacI. We established ES cell lines stably expressing reporter genes under inducible control and found a five- to tenfold IPTG induction of transgene expression. The kinetics of induction is rapid and stable, and can be rapidly reversed after IPTG removal. Importantly, this regulatable expression was maintained throughout the differentiation process of ES cells, and observed in individual differentiated cardiomyocyte-like cells and neuronal-like cells. This reversible system is the first to function from undifferentiated to individual welldifferentiated ES cells, providing a very useful tool to understand molecular mechanisms underlying ES cell self-renewal, commitment and differentiation.Received 17 March 2005; received after revision 19 April 2005; accepted 25 April 2005     

Obtaining High Pest-resistant Tobacco Plants Carrying B.t. insecticidal Gene

To increase the expression level of CryIA(c) gene in transgenic plants, a plant expression vector pBinMoBc carrying the CryIA(c) gene under control of chimeric OM promoter and Ω factor was constructed. As a control, pBinoBc carrying the CryIA(c) gene with the CaMV 35S promoter was also constructed. The vectors were transferred into tobacco plants respectively via Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. ELISA assay showed that the expression level of the CryIA(c) gene in pBinMoBc transgenic tobacco plants was 2.44-times that in pBinoBc transgenic tobacco plants, and it could be up to 0.255% of total soluble proteins. Bioassay showed that pBinMoBc transgenic tobacco plants had more notable insecticidal effect than pBinoBc transgenic tobacco plants. The above results showed that the chimeric OM promoter was a stronger promoter than CaMV 35S promoter that was widely used in plant genetic engineering, and this is very useful in pest-resistant plant genetic engineering.     

Effect of urochordamines on larval metamorphosis of ascidians

Two pteridine-containing bromophysostigmine alkaloids, urochordamine A and B, which were isolated from ascidians as larval metamorphosis promoters, were converted to more polar compounds, urochordamine A and B, respectively, when left standing in protic solvents. These four compounds promoted larval metamorphosis of the ascidianHalocynthia roretzi in the order A>A>B>B, and induced metamorphosis of the pediveliger larvae of the musselMytilus edulis galloprovincialis.     

新型Ⅰ型普鲁兰酶基因的克隆表达及酶学性质

【目的】筛选并克隆表达高酶活且具有一定热稳定性的新型普鲁兰酶。【方法】克隆Tumebacillus flagellatus GST4的普鲁兰酶基因pulB,构建重组质粒后转化宿主菌大肠杆菌进行诱导表达,再运用亲和层析进行纯化并分析其酶学性质和结构。【结果】pulB在大肠杆菌中实现可溶性表达,发酵液上清酶活力达到78U/mL,粗酶液经纯化后比活力为258U/mg。重组酶PulB最适反应温度和pH值分别为55℃和5.0,在较窄的酸性范围内(pH值4.5~5.5)酶活力比较稳定;对普鲁兰糖的Km=(16.28±0.03)mg/mL,Vmax=(22.05±0.02)μmol·min-1·mg-1。PulB的DNA序列与GenBank数据库里的任何序列都没有同源性,在蛋白质序列上,由基因pulB编码的氨基酸序列与T.aegyptius的环麦芽糖糊精酶相似性最高,BlastX比对的Identities为54%,Positives为69%,SMART结构预测分析发现,pulB具有淀粉酶的结构域。底物特异性分析表明,它可水解普鲁兰糖和支链淀粉生成线性的低聚糖或麦芽三糖。【结论】重组酶PulB是尚未报道的新型普鲁兰酶,它可水解普鲁兰糖和支链淀粉,属Ⅰ型普鲁兰酶。     

未知二粒子纠缠态的辅助克隆

提出一个以三粒子GHZ态为量子信道的未知二粒子纠缠态及其正交态的概率克隆方案.此方案中,发送方Alice和接收方Bob对未知态的信息一无所知.首先Alice对他的粒子实施贝尔测量,在得知Alice的测量结果后,通过引入辅助粒子并执行控制非门操作后,Bob可成功地接收未知态.随后在态的制备方Victor的帮助下,Alice以一定的概率获得未知二粒子纠缠态及其正交态的复制.该方案同样适合量子信道是非最大纠缠态的情况.此外,量子纠缠资源和经典信息损耗在该方案中均得到了节省.     

Effects of point mutation C→T at - 64 of human δ globin gene promoter on DNA binding proteins

By electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA), the effect of point mutation C→T at - 64 of human δ-globin gene on its binding proteins has been studied. Two segments of 36 bp from - 83- - 48 bp of the 6 globin gene promoter, named WOG and MOG, were synthesized. WOG includes wild type CAAT-like box (CCAAC), while MOG includes the mutant CAAT-like box (CCAAT, -64 C→T). Results indicate that: ( i ) in erythroid cell lines MEL, K562 and Hemin induced K562, the affinity of MOG with CCAAT binding protein (CBF) and GATA-1 was greatly increased; ( ii ) in Hemin induced K562 cell line, there were another two novel specific DNA binding proteins, named C and D temporarily, besides the above two factors. The former was combined with WOG and MOG, likely indicating its relation with the increased gene expression after induction. The latter was only combined with MOG, which had possible relationship with the point mutation of - 64 C→T; ( iii ) EMSA also indicates that the suppression mechanisms of the expression of 6 globin gene is different in various periods of human developments. The result evidently supports the hypothesis that the defect CAAT-like box in human 6 globin gene contributes the main reason of its low level expression. The defect c/s-acting element CAAT-like box affects gene expression by its combination with the frans-acting element CBF and GATA-1.     

青岛文昌鱼hedgehog及两个hedgehog-like片段的克隆

采用RT-PCR方法获得了青岛文昌鱼2497bp长的hedgehog基因片段,其所编码的氨基酸序列与多种生物hh基因家族成员的相应片段显示了较高的同源性.同时获得2个含有部分hedgehog基因片段的序列hedgehog-like-1和hedgehog-like-2,提示文昌鱼中发生hedgehog基因倍增过程和有多拷贝hh基因存在的可能性.为研究hh基因的分子进化提供了线索.